Obviously, I am not a liberal. If you would leave a 3 year old unattended in your running car alone, and think it is 'okay' because "I'm only gone a second"; then you won't agree with me on this issue. Gun ownership requires responsibility. I am not an anarchist, or bigot. I am pro society, art, order and police. But police usually show up with a clipboard after the incident. I choose not to be a victim. In America we still have a choice. If it is not your choice, let it still be mine!
 | IPSC Came before USPSA, mostly
synonymous with Jeff
Cooper, the fountainhead of modern pistolcraft. Still mostly
international now.
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| USPSA
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| IDPA The old masters decided USPSA was only a politically correct game. To return to the IPSC "practical" roots. A currently evolving group. | ||||
| Gunsite Ranch was owned and run by Jeff Cooper in the 70's and 80's. I went there twice in those days for primary and advanced practical pistol training. Many of my instructors have moved on to bigger and better things. | ||||
| Thunder Ranch is run by Clint Smith, who trained me with combat shotgun when he was at Gunsite. This is where I would go now. I doubt you can find better training anywhere, and that includes the federal government. | ||||
| Lethal Force Institute Ayoob is good. Plus he knows the most about legal ramifications of firearm use. Writer for many 'gun' magazines. | ||||
| Chapman Academy Ray Chapman, one of the first practical pistol shooting champions, has always had a good academy. | ||||
| Cylinder and Slide Custom
gunsmithing. If you simply can't afford Bill, buy a
Glock 21. What is your life
and family worth?
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| Wilson Combat The Arkansas connection. Bill Wilson is a master shooter in his own right. |
A handgun is only a defensive weapon. If you are at home, use a shotgun with birdshot instead. Buy something in .45 ACP, learn how to use it well. Do not show it unless your life is threatened. Then use it efficiently, usually in short, close interpersonal relationships; less than 7 yards. Do not be cavalier, do not threaten or intimidate. Run or hide, if possible. Get covered. But if you are forced to defend, it will change your life for ever...make NO mistake about that.
